The same thing happened to terrorist, a term that became overused and dead during the IWoT and yet the Trump regime is still trying to leverage that word against his political enemies.
For my own arguments, I use alternatives to fascist or get specific, such as calling it an autocratic regime that uses fascist rhetoric to justify state violence. That way my readers know I’m talking seriously about a serious thing.
Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Joe biden authored the patriot act.
SpacePanda@mander.xyz 3 weeks ago
You know, I thought you were wrong. I looked it up was ready to site sources, watched that video and I really dont know what to think anymore.
mrlemmyhimself@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
You should think about what Liberalism actually is and see if you agree with any of it
SpacePanda@mander.xyz 3 weeks ago
I agree with Wikipedias definition but the US still needs more than 2 parties
Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Well, technically Biden only authored the Omnibus Counterterrorism Act of 1995, not the patriot act. But the proposals in his bill were recycled into the patriot act.
SpacePanda@mander.xyz 3 weeks ago
Then technology made it worse.
Tiger666@lemmy.ca 3 weeks ago
One can argue that the patriot act is fascistic legislation.
Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Yes. That is what i was implying.
monogram@feddit.nl 3 weeks ago
Authoritarianism ≠ Fascism
Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Fascism ∈ Authoritarianism